Paulette K. Schuster ’20, who helped organize the Hillel event, said she invited Harris in response to students’ desires for experts to “contextualize” anti-Semitism in America after the “rattling” attack.

Tal Becker, a senior member of the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, speaks about his experiences at the Israeli-Palestinian negotiating table. Among other things, Becker elucidated the process behind each peace talk.

It may only be the fourth day of Sukkot—a Jewish holiday that celebrates the fall harvest—but it is the 16th day of the Harvard University Dining Services workers’ strike, which presents Harvard Hillel with unique challenges.

Co-president of the Palestine Solidarity Committee Fatima Bishtawi ’17 stands outside the Hillel to protest Operation Protective Edge, an Israeli military operation launched in 2014. Other members of the Palestine Solidarity Committee lay on the ground around her.